Chess Federation of Pakistan under the auspices of World Chess Federation (FIDE) and in collaboration with the Chess Association of Punjab is organizing “Ist Pakchess FIDE rated Chess Tournament 2015” at Jinnah Conference Hall, SMART Hotel, 36 – Liberty Market Gulberg III, Lahore from Thursday, May 21 to Sunday, May 24, 2015. Being the First […]
5th Sheralam Rapid Chess Tournament at Lahore
5th Sheralam Rapid Chess Tournament at Lahore In the suburbs of Faisal Town, CFP organized 5th Sheralam Rapid Chess Tournament on Sunday 1st February, 2015. The one-day, Swiss league event was participated by 48 Chess players from eight cities of Pakistan as far as terror stricken Peshawar. The 5 round event was won by Amir […]
Pakistan Youth Chess Championship 2014
Pakistan Youth Chess Championship 2014 The young star Yousuf Azeem Makhdoomi won the 1st National Youth Chess Championship held at Lahore from 5th to 7th September. The boy from Faisalabad showed brilliant form and outplayed his opponents by winning 8 out of his 9 games. By drawing his ninth game, he gained unsurmountable lead with […]
CFP elects Tariq as new president
CFP elects Tariq as new presidentJune 05, 2014OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE – Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) general body elected Tariq Rasheed Khan as its new president in its meeting held here on Wednesday. The representatives of provincial chess associations and affiliated departments attended the meeting held under the chairmanship of CFP senior vice president […]
Pakistan’s Premier 29th National Chess Championship 2014
Pakistan’s premier 29th National Chess Championship 2014, is set to start on 25th April in Lahore. The Championship will be an 11-round event played on Swiss League basis. 96 players have been selected to participate in the National Championship on the basis of their performance in provincial zonal championships. The defending champion IM Mahmood Lodhi […]
4th Pakistan National Women Chess Championship
4th Pakistan National Women Chess Championship Zenobia Wasif , the defending National Woman Champion has won the 4th National Women Chess Championship held at Faisal Town, Lahore. The last day of the championship proved to be very lucky for the defending Champion as she barely escaped twice against well prepared young talent Maryam Nasir and […]
1st Mind Sport Academy in Pakistan
PCF to open sport academyBy Our CorrespondentPublished: March 27, 2014 KARACHI: The Pakistan Chess Federation (PCF) open the country’s first mind sport academy in collaboration with the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) in Islamabad. PCF President Hanif Qureshi announced that the Magnus Carlson Mind Sport Academy has been named after chess world champion Magnus Carlson. “We […]
Breaking The Social Taboos
Breaking The Social Taboos. 2nd Sheheryar Open Chess Tournament, Lahore. In Pakistan women have been facing a lot of prejudices and social taboos , especially when they come out to take part in sports activities along with their male counterparts. Same is true in Chess where women Chess players choose only to take part in […]
Agha Faisal Khan Wins Sultan Khan Memorial Chess Tournament at Lahore
Agha Faisal Khan Wins Sultan Khan Memorial Chess Tournament at Lahore Chess Federation of Pakistan organized Sultan Khan Memorial Rapid Chess Tournament at Lahore on 28th February to 2nd March to pay homage to the great player of the 30s. The tournament was played on a 7-round Swiss League basis with a time control of […]
FIDE promotes chess in Pakistan
WCF to promote Pakistan chessFebruary 26, 2014 LAHORE- FIDE (World Chess Federation) vice president and ‘Chess in School Commission’ chairman Ali Nihat Yazici said that the WCF would start a coordination programme with Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) for progress of the game in Pakistan. Talking to this scribe on Tuesday, Yazici, who is also […]